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rearend noise #1218997 04/20/12 12:31 AM 04/20/12 12:31 AM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,688 Alexandria,La. B BigTerry OP master
BigTerry OP master B Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,688 Alexandria,La.	I get clunking sound when I put my truck into gear is this slack in the pinion and gear? 99 ram 318 auto

Re: rearend noise [Re: BigTerry] #1218998 04/20/12 01:24 AM 04/20/12 01:24 AM
Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,319 Puyallup, WA S StealthWedge67 master
StealthWedge67 master S Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,319 Puyallup, WA	No, more likely the U-joint going bad. ring-n-pinion's will start to whine, but you're not going to get any "slop" there without it just breaking first. Check the u-joint. LemonWedge - Street heavy / Strip ready - 11.07 @ 120

Re: rearend noise [Re: StealthWedge67] #1218999 04/20/12 01:32 AM 04/20/12 01:32 AM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,688 Alexandria,La. B BigTerry OP master
BigTerry OP master B Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,688 Alexandria,La.	That what I was thinking being they are original to the truck.. truck has 178,000 miles on it..going to crawl under it check them out this week.. thanks!!

Re: rearend noise [Re: BigTerry] #1219000 04/29/12 10:46 PM 04/29/12 10:46 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,688 Alexandria,La. B BigTerry OP master
BigTerry OP master B Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,688 Alexandria,La.	I remember year ago there was a story on how to install u-joimt. It said if I remember correctly they said you need to clock the new joint by put the grease fitting facing the cab...is this true? or does it really matter?

Re: rearend noise [Re: BigTerry] #1219001 04/29/12 11:09 PM 04/29/12 11:09 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,041 Lincoln Nebraska R RapidRobert Circle Track
RapidRobert Circle Track R Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,041 Lincoln Nebraska	it could clunk if there's an excessive amt of backlash between the r&p. Jack up the rear & rotate a wheel back/forth. Yes you want the ujoint to be compressing the zerk rather than trying to pull the tapped zerk fitting hole apart if that makes sense in how you would orient it on installation live every 24 hour block of time like it's your last day on earth

Re: rearend noise [Re: RapidRobert] #1219002 04/29/12 11:22 PM 04/29/12 11:22 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,688 Alexandria,La. B BigTerry OP master
BigTerry OP master B Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,688 Alexandria,La.	so it need to be installed on the driver side of the shaft?

Re: rearend noise [Re: BigTerry] #1219003 04/29/12 11:30 PM 04/29/12 11:30 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,041 Lincoln Nebraska R RapidRobert Circle Track
RapidRobert Circle Track R Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,041 Lincoln Nebraska	you want either ear delivering the torque to be compressing the zerk. easier to visualize when you have it in hand live every 24 hour block of time like it's your last day on earth

Re: rearend noise [Re: RapidRobert] #1219004 04/29/12 11:33 PM 04/29/12 11:33 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,688 Alexandria,La. B BigTerry OP master
BigTerry OP master B Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,688 Alexandria,La.	yep!

Re: rearend noise [Re: BigTerry] #1219005 04/30/12 12:13 AM 04/30/12 12:13 AM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,882 Pittsburgh,PA RTSrunner top fuel
RTSrunner top fuel Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,882 Pittsburgh,PA	Transmission band adjustment possibly needed?

Re: rearend noise [Re: RTSrunner] #1219006 05/01/12 02:44 AM 05/01/12 02:44 AM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,688 Alexandria,La. B BigTerry OP master
BigTerry OP master B Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,688 Alexandria,La.	I hope not!! I spent too much on the trans already...it been making that noise since I owned the truck...sigh...

Re: rearend noise [Re: BigTerry] #1219007 05/01/12 02:49 AM 05/01/12 02:49 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 12,291 Kent, Wa 340SHORTY Truck Nut
340SHORTY Truck Nut Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 12,291 Kent, Wa	broken tooth on a spider/idler.. I am truckless..

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